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as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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as in to coincide
to occur or exist at the same time
all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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The record-high prices last year might have scared away some fans from attending, but the Las Vegas Grand Prix and hotels around the track have made some adjustments this year, hoping to bring out an even larger crowd.
—Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Tran has been going door-to-door in District 12, and attending community events like Oktoberfest to introduce herself to voters as a candidate.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Research also points to the impact that the digital divide has on lower-income students setting themselves up for successful college entrance, or even attending college at all.
—Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The record-high prices last year might have scared away some fans from attending, but the Las Vegas Grand Prix and hotels around the track have made some adjustments this year, hoping to bring out an even larger crowd.
—Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Tran has been going door-to-door in District 12, and attending community events like Oktoberfest to introduce herself to voters as a candidate.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Research also points to the impact that the digital divide has on lower-income students setting themselves up for successful college entrance, or even attending college at all.
—Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Occupation, along with the repression and hardship that accompanied it, rallied new recruits to Hezbollah and other Lebanese armed political parties’ ranks.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Perimenopausal symptoms begin when women reach their 40s, triggered by hormonal fluctuations and accompanied by irregular periods, brain fog, insomnia and hair loss.Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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And listen to your body—know your limits and be cautious especially when facing the extremes of weather.Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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If your entire daily routine could use a revamp, try listening to The Ritual Effect.Sarah Felbin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
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And after having watched their team get beaten 5-0, many Maccabi fans made their way back to their hotels and the city center.Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article Of all the overseas leaders avidly watching the U.S. election results, the two happiest were probably Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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This year’s installment, coinciding with the label’s 20th anniversary, features performances from TDE artists (SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Ab-Soul, Ray Vaughn, Zacari, and Kal Banx) and special guest performances.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Easterly, who has led the agency since 2021, will step down on January 20, 2025, coinciding with the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Officials escort Alan Miller from jail in Pelham, Ala., on Aug. 5, 1999.Dave Martin / AP file In both cases, Alabama initially tried to execute the men by lethal injection, but the attempts were abandoned when prison staff members could not successfully establish intravenous lines.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Surveillance video showed police escorted him out of the area on a trespass warning, the news station reported.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Courtney Hiatt, who graduated from the cadet academy in April, said hearing how firefighters dealt with their mental health was extremely helpful.Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Moss has heard this voice, and others like it, since childhood.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Many of these were functions supervised by Mark Lazarus, who has been named CEO of a new spin-off company that will run the bulk of Comcast’s cable networks.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Should your music player connect to the internet, supervise your child’s use based on their age and maturity level.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Tom Homan Trump has appointed Tom Homan to oversee deportation policy and aviation security.Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last month, the judge overseeing that case imposed a three-year injunction forbidding Google from a number of practices, such as the use of terms forcing app developers to use Google’s proprietary payment system for in-app billing.Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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